Mega Optimus
Well-Known Member
Not exactly sure if this is the right place to post this, but what exactly is the /android/data folder used for in internal storage. Is it safe to delete the sutff inside?
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App Data Folder
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I don't have a /android tree in my filesystem, but if you mean /sdcard/Android/data then no. Just look at the subdirectories and the names correspond to your installed applications. Most will be empty, but those which are there are there for a purpose (data which the app needs to store).
It's a good rule of thumb: if you don't know what something is for, don't mess with it
It's a good rule of thumb: if you don't know what something is for, don't mess with it
Mega Optimus
Well-Known Member
Its not a directory on the sd card. Its on internal storage drive
In Android 4.x /sdcard is internal storage, with the "external sd card" (i.e. the real one) having a different path).
If you meant /data (i.e. the top level internal data directory) then absolutely you should not delete stuff - the apps themselves are there. But that path doesn't include the word "Android", so the one I mentioned is the closest I could find on my phone (which doesn't have a removable sd card - everything is internal).
If you meant /data (i.e. the top level internal data directory) then absolutely you should not delete stuff - the apps themselves are there. But that path doesn't include the word "Android", so the one I mentioned is the closest I could find on my phone (which doesn't have a removable sd card - everything is internal).
Mega Optimus
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its filled with folders that follow the naming scheme "com.[appNameHere].[randomNameHere]
chanchan05
The Doctor
Yes, those are app folders. You're both referring to the same thing. In Android file structure, internal memory is sdcard, while the microSD is extsdcard.
Indeed. That's exactly what I described in my first post (though I guess if you've never looked in /data/app, which requires root to do, the names won't be familiar to you)
Mega Optimus
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Ok yeah I have root. I deleted some files from apps I don't care about but still use from time to tone. Mostly ad videos to free up internal space on my optims F 6. Good to know its not safe to go too crazy deleting stuff there thanks.